Elizabeth Hearn 1781-1840 (100011)

Elizabeth Hearn was born about 1781 in Brunswick County, Virginia. Her father, John Hearn, is identified on her marriage record. She grew up in Brunswick County, and that is where she met and married Jesse Day on 29 Mar 1798.


Elizabeth & Jesse Day can be found with their young family in the 1810 Census still living near Meherrin, in Brunswick County, Virginia.

In 1810 Elizabeth was merely a blip in the household of her husband Jesse Day in Brunswick County, Virginia.

By 1813, they had relocated to Rutherford County, Tennessee. There they settled and lived for nearly twenty years. They can be found there in 1820:

In 1820, Elizabeth and Jesse were in Rutherford County, Tennessee.

By 1838, Jesse and Elizabeth had relocated with their children to Lauderdale County, Tennessee, where Jesse appeared in deed records. He moved to Fayette County before the 1840 Census. Elizabeth does not appear in this census record, so she must have died sometime after 1830. She may be buried on family land somewhere in Lauderdale County, Tennessee.

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Factual Proof:

Elizabeth's maiden name is listed on her marriage record from Brunswick County Virginia. Her birth date is estimated from Census Records. She disappears sometime before the 1840 Census. According to the 1820 Census, she was born between 1776-1794. However, she must have been born along the earlier end of the range in order to have married in 1798. So, probably born around 1780-1782.

Her marriage date is also proven by her marriage record:
Virginia Marriages to 1800 Virginia Marriages to 1800:
Spouse 1:        Day, Jesse   
Spouse 2:        Hearn, Elizabeth   
Marriage Date:        29 Mar 1798   
Marriage Location:        Virginia Brunswick County